In order to understand why a person is a biosocial creature, one should understand the meaning of the term “biosocial”. The concept implies a system of behavior, which is a symbiosis of biological and social factors.
In other words, the behavior of biosocial creatures (people) is simultaneously determined by natural instincts, psychological characteristics and social skills.
Man as a biosocial being is a very special form of being. We are its inseparable part, but at the same time we influence being, changing it. We are a one-time object and subject of knowledge.
Not a single isolated science, be it biology, psychology, anatomy or the like. cannot create an integral image of a person. Only philosophy is trying to do this, but its knowledge is reduced to the study of universal human nature.
Why is this happening?
It is precisely because a person, as a biosocial being, contains too many aspects. It has the following characteristics:
- Human signs, i.e. is a representative of a particular species.
- Special, which means that each individual is a representative of a particular race, nationality, ethnic group.
- Specific: personality, psyche, talents, inclinations, needs.
Man as a biosocial creature is also considered because by its origin and nature it is two-fold. On the one hand, it’s an animal, although highly organized, i.e. biological organism. On the other, it is a creature with social, political, cultural, and other unique skills. It is this feature that allows us to consider that a person is a biosocial creature, or, in the words of Aristotle, a “political animal”.
On the one hand, the vital activity of our species is determined by biological origin. The individual is able to inherit the biological characteristics of his species, has a predisposition to a certain life expectancy, illness, type of behavior, temperament.
On the other hand, a person does not have a clear predisposition to day or night lifestyle, type of food, behavior (herd, for example). Therefore, to develop, unlike animals, it is capable in any direction.
Man's needs are inextricably linked with his nature. Only nature manifests itself in the body, physiological needs, instincts (for example, the need to eat, reproduce, etc.), and the social - in the mind. However, both the natural principle and the social constitute a single conglomerate, which, in its essence, is being.
By the way, there is a debate about the nature of man in science. Some scientists believe that nature is determined solely by the genetics of the species: upright posture, breathing with the help of the lungs, etc… others include in the concept and psyche of the individual, his intellect, emotional development. This also confirms the complexity of human nature.
In addition, consciousness is a psychological manifestation that is a product of the brain, and the brain is of biological origin. This is another proof of the truth that a person as a biosocial creature can only be viewed simultaneously from several points of view.
